What's your funniest "The Military Just Came Out Of Me" moment in the workplace?

When I retired and began working in the military sector, my co-workers started calling me colonel because of my directness and snap to attitude!

I was walking through a church and a great many children were crowding the hallway. I let slip in a deep NCO voice and said "Make a Hole". A few of the children even snapped to attention.

A meeting got out of control. I was not in charge, but took charge by saying, "Let me break it down fo you...." I was thanked by many and hated for years by others. "Drive on Bravo!"

The LPO not so much, I do catch myself using military terminology now and again, usually when people are looking at me like I have two heads. Usually it's something like belay my last, or where's the head, turn to ... I worked for years with a guy who was also ex CG, and we used military terms when we were working together all the time ... usually to the consternation of our co-workers.

I’ve been known to ask if the house is secure…also “I can’t hear you” but my favorite is when someone asks why I’m doing that and my reply is “just for GP”. The confusion makes me laugh.

I was a civilian contractor. I came back from lunch for a Family Advocacy Hearing for which I was program admin support. A state child protective service agent was sitting at my desk with her feet up, yakking with a couple of young airmen. She was talking smack about some of the military members/families “out of school”.
I promptly asked her to get please leave my desk and to NEVER sit there again, and told her and everyone else in that office that my desk was OFF LIMITS. Borrow the chair…fine, but you need to find something else to do besides gossiping about clients.
I discussed it with another team member later and maybe it was unprofessional but I let slip that I thought she was just a power trippin B&$ch. I later got called out on saying that about her (she overheard)…but the LTC was a bit unhappy to discover what I had stumbled into and that his airmen had piled on with her willingly. I got advised to treat “guests” of the command with more respect. She got advised not to be caught trash talking the people she was involved with “helping”.

Apparently it is frowned upon to tell your coworkers to unfuck themselves.

Long story:
So the judge looks at me and says 'well Mr. Kelly I'm sure you know not to point a gun at someone; I replied 'The only time I point a gun at someone is if I'm going to kill them'; to which he said ok (quietly).
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Basic Training At Lackland AFB ~ San Antonio.
I'd Enlisted On My 17th Birthday 06/29 1961
But 2 Of My Brothers Had Already Served And Issued Me This Warning:
"Just Do What Your Told And Don't Ask Questions. It's Your T.I."s Job To Push You To See How Much You Can Handle, So Don't Take It Personally, It IS What He Does, His Job"
Early One Morning Around 0400 ~ He Came Charging The Door SCREAMING ~
GET OUT OF YOUR BUNKS, YOU'RE NOT AT HOME, THIS IS THE AIR FORCE"
We All Piled Out Of Our Bunks And Stood At Attention At The Foot Of Our Bunk While The T.I.
Went Down The Row Doing His Inspection. Thinking And Grinning, Doing My Best To Not Laugh.
The T.I. Got In My Face And Yelled Out "WHAT'S SO FUNNY AIRMAN, DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM?
I Replied "NO SIR" And He Continued With "TELL US AIRMAN" ~ So I Did With: "SIR, I HAVE NO PROBLEM BEING AWOKEN THIS EARLY IN THE MORNING, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN AWAKE FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS AGO SO YOU COULD BE HERE NOW".! That Was IT, The T.I. Cracked Up And The Entire Barracks Followed His Lead.

First job following retirement and after grad school... I was resolving old labor relations grievances at a Texaco refinery. Came across one where an employee had been terminated for "Running Over a Tank"... My first thought showed my military background... What in the Hell was he driving? After a couple of seconds, it dawned on me it was not a military tank it was one of those huge tanks used for crude oil storage.